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    How business journos use the internet and social media

    A whopping 98 per cent of business journalists use the internet to read news, according to a new U.S. study by Arketi, a PR and marketing firm based in Atlanta. Maybe that's…

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    Spring 2012 conference looks at sustaining journalism for a sustainable democracy

    Next April, media scholars, media practitioners, and policymakers will meet in Montreal to discuss ways to ensure the survival of civic-focused journalism in Canada. Lisa Lynch talks to lead organizer, Christine Crowther,…

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    Journalism Strategies – Call For Papers

    Academics, practitioners, and others with a demonstrated interest in these issues are invited to submit papers for presentation at Journalism Strategies, a McGill Conference whose purpose is to to re-imagine the role…

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    Committee to Protect Journalists special report: sexual violence and journalists

    CBS correspondent Lara Logan’s sexual assault in February brought the issue of sexual violence and journalists into sharp focus, writes CPJ’s senior editor Lauren Wolfe. It has also encouraged more journalists worldwide…

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    Why the newspaper is headed for extinction: study

    Communications consultant Ken Goldstein is not just another all-purpose analyst urging the world to jump on the new media bandwagon. His most recent paper does, however, conclude the printed newspaper is headed…

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    The business of digital journalism

    Earlier this week, Columbia Journalism School’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism released a mega 140-page plus report on the biz of digital journalism.

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    On their worst behaviour

    Journalists know that many people act differently when they’re being interviewed, especially on camera. Here’s the eye-brow raising part: When facing the bright lights, politicians aren’t on their best, as you might…

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    Traditional media still tops in election

    More Canadians are using social media to dish on election policies and politics than they were back when campaigning kicked off, according to a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted for Postmedia News…

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    How do Canadians get their news?

    TV is still king when it comes to Canadians’ preferred choice for accessing the news, but only just. Indeed, according to a new study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium, while the…

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    Canadians won’t pay for news online: study

    Surprise, surprise: Online pay walls may not be the stuff of publishers’ dreams, after all. At least, not in Canada. According to a recently released study by the Canadian Media Research Consortium,…